Amaia Martínez Grisaleña | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Basque Parliament | |
| Assumed office 3 August 2020 | |
| Constituency | Álava |
| Personal details | |
| Born | María Amaya Martínez Grisaleña 1968 (age 55–56) Vitoria, Spain |
| Political party | Vox |
| Alma mater | University of the Basque Country |
María Amaya Martínez Grisaleña[1] is a Spanish journalist and politician who has been a member of the Basque Parliament for the Vox party since 2020.
Martínez Grisaleña studied journalism at the Universidad del País Vasco before running a company selling non-lethal weaponry with her husband.[2] Although she is a native Basque speaker, she has spoken out against what she claims as linguistic discrimination in the Basque Country against the Spanish language.[3]
She was elected to the Basque Parliament during the 2020 Basque regional election for Vox and is currently the only Vox representative in the Basque Parliament.
References
- ↑ "Elecciones Parlamento Vasco 2020. Candidaturas proclamadas. Araba/Álava". euskadi.eus (in Spanish). 6 September 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ↑ Mikel Ormazábal (13 July 2020). "Amaya Martínez, la diputada vasca de Vox: una euskaldún que regenta una tienda de armas". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ↑ "Amaia Martínez Grisaleña, dueña de una armería, primera diputada de Vox en el País Vasco". El Plural (in Spanish). 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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